29 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
1
Reports from Sicily and the eastern Mediterranean indicate five unidentified gunboats slipped from France on Christmas morning and may be near Israel with Israeli vessels possibly involved. Intercepted messages offered no clear confirmation of escort but suggested unusual naval activity.
Milwaukee AP report describes Deacon Warren Miller injured by a shotgun blast during an attempted robbery at East Side Baptist Church. Officers said the assailants fled after discovering offerings were not yet collected and a bystander cried out God is watching you.
Anti-American demonstrators attacked a limousine carrying U S Ambassador Henry Byroade and his wife in Manila. Riot police blocked the crowd as Vice President Spiro Agnew and wife arrived for a reception at the U S Embassy. Several hundred riot police moved the more than 100 leftists away from the embassy area. The demonstrators chanted Yankee Go Home while Agnews’ car entered with Secret Service agents nearby.
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato announces a strengthened Liberal Democratic majority after winning 288 of 486 seats and securing 12 independents, boosting government support for pro American foreign policy while focusing on domestic issues, with a 114 seat majority.
Congress approved a 15 percent across the board increase in benefits for retirees and others on Social Security. The higher payments take effect January 1, with the first full month of extra cash appearing in the March paycheck, and a retroactive January-February check arriving in early April. The average retiree would see monthly benefits rise from about 100 to 116 dollars, couples from 170 to 196, and minimums up from 55 to 64 and 40 to 46 for older individuals. The bill includes protections to prevent welfare benefits from being reduced for double recipients, ensuring at least a $4 rise for those affected and excluding the retroactive pay from welfare calculations.
Fresh snow blanketed the area with four to five inches and more expected tomorrow from the southwest. County and Monroe city crews salted and plowed roadways, with a rubber snow blade praised for efficiency. Several church services were canceled, and statewide highways faced scattered slippery spots while forecasts call for continued cold and light snowfall through the week.
Hanoi sees U S policy as a low-key approach aimed at reducing American fighting. Propaganda is crucial as Hanoi argues for immediate total withdrawal while raising pressure over prisoner information and world opinion. World capitals watch Paris talks and U S casualties influence protests.
Whitewater State University president William L. Carter defers further comment until Jan. 5 disciplinary hearings on Dec. 16 clashes between white and Negro students. Ten Negro students were suspended amid claims of evictions from a Negro fraternity and alleged dismissals at the Black Cultural Center.
Amherst College professor Dr. Leo Marx warned that concern over the environment could soon top national worries. He criticized the conservation movement for elitism and a reliance on persuasion, urging leaders to confront power structures and link ecology to broader social welfare.
City officials announced that Christmas trees will be collected Friday from street corners after Nathan Klassy said trucks will handle the disposal. Thursday’s garbage will also be collected Friday with the regular route. Thursday-route residents should have garbage out by 7 a.m. Friday. In Milwaukee, Michael D. Cullen said he will begin the new year with a death fast while seeking a new site for his feeding program.
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